Our Heather begins with a look back at an era that seems almost quaint today.
The predators who want themselves, the 1%, to be separate from the rest of us, now have friends like Putin with his army sicced on Ukraine, his agents sicced on American democracy. Same U.S. billionaire predators aren't satisfied with just growing their wealth g…
Our Heather begins with a look back at an era that seems almost quaint today.
The predators who want themselves, the 1%, to be separate from the rest of us, now have friends like Putin with his army sicced on Ukraine, his agents sicced on American democracy. Same U.S. billionaire predators aren't satisfied with just growing their wealth gap from working Americans -- they also turned the Clarence court into an entity to protect the fat orange demagogue, and fixed the same corrupt court into being a zealous tyrant over how women and their families might make their most personal, private decisions.
Nothing is personal in a land where the rich pay for and license demagogues, as float the Clarences on the court.
But our finest Dems may now be willing to stand properly against the billionaire would-be tyrants.
A couple days ago, some of these finest appeared together, at the Capitol, three of them speaking, from among Jamie Raskin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dan Goldman, Eric Swalwell, Robert Garcia, and Robert Frost: Dems Take Turns Roasting GOP After Hunter Biden Testimony (mediaite.com)
They should do this again – often – in public, members like them revolving in groups of three and four. But they should have and stick to a strategy:
1) intro each other fully – citing members’ names and states, and also at least one piece of legislation for which each has worked;
2) have each speaker also cite something human and personal – another person from one's home community or a character in an some aptly analogous movie, novel, memoir, or song.
It’s by making these connections apt, between the personal and the policy, that will best defend against the new tyranny, will best elevate, celebrate America and democracy.
We’re living in a time where the rich, the dictators, and the theocrats unite in bludgeoning us into their groups. So our Dems may better than at any other time center their policies on the personal – as the rule of law, democracy itself, both center on people’s rights to be free of the billionaires, dictators, and theocrats aiming to package all.
'Our' Heather! I find that 'sense' of ownership of HCR, author of Letters from an American, what -- familiar - familial - romantic - inappropriate? I know that she's not mine, while highly respected. along with other important sources of knowledge -- teachers, journalists, political analysts, social commentators, writers, engaged citizens... democracy's strong advocates!
If you have literacy, Emily, you'll see "our" does not denote only possession.
Take "This land is your land, this land is my land," by Woody Guthrie. The pronouns, as the rest of the song amply shows, celebrate participation, engagement. Nothing at all of possession.
Or, "This is my country, land that I love" -- again celebrates community, joining in, heartfelt delight in others.
Or, "My Country, Tis of Thee"? Again, any literacy in humanities recognizes the pronoun as expansive, democratically widening to others.
Literacy matters, Emily -- our humanities richly suggest solidarity as in equality, deference to wider community.
We need our enveloping, generous humanities, Emily, lest those ignorant of them narrow, distort, pervert needed community, literacy.
If you have literacy, Fern, you'll see "our" does not denote only ownership.
Take "This land is your land, this land is my land," by Woody Guthrie. The pronouns, as the rest of the song amply shows, celebrate participation, engagement. Nothing at all of ownership.
Or, "This is my country, land that I love" -- again celebrates community, joining in, heartfelt delight in others.
Or, "My Country, Tis of Thee"? Again, any literacy in humanities recognizes the pronoun as expansive, democratically widening to others.
Literacy matters, Fern -- our humanities richly suggest solidarity as in equality, deference to wider community.
We need our enveloping, generous humanities, Fern, lest those ignorant of them narrow and pervert needed community, literacy.
Phil Balla, have you emailed your 'literacy' lecture to the other subscribers who liked the points that I made? We are literate and understand the difference between respect and appreciation for HCR's work and a tone that may imply being an agent of her points of view.
I am sorry that raising a difference between us about your use the word 'our' led you to so roundly rebuke my knowledge of the English language, in terms of literacy, as well as the principles of equality and solidarity
HCR does not speak for me. While we agree about many issues and I learn from her, our perspectives, interests and points of emphasis differ in some ways. I know HCR to be an excellent teacher: a model of clear and deeply thoughtful communication.
I hope that our exchanges in the future, Phil, will be friendly and worthwhile.
Phil, it was not a couple of subscribers that questioned you calling HCR, 'our Heather' on behalf of all of us. With an appeal for accuracy there were 19 subscribers who liked my comment. I also object you questioning our commitment to the humanities. You've credited yourself quite highly in that department and disparage those that found fault with your use of language without an iota of knowledge about each of our concern for human beings, our culture, processes concerning inquiry and appreciation of human values. Did it not occur to you that subscribers to LFAA are people who want to learn, concerned with knowing more about American history and are supporters of Democracy, which I think are indications of our interest in the humanities?
I'll grant that this exchange with you, Phil, has not truly been an exchange. I did learn, however, the extent to which you would go on the offensive when questioned. Cheers!
Our Heather begins with a look back at an era that seems almost quaint today.
The predators who want themselves, the 1%, to be separate from the rest of us, now have friends like Putin with his army sicced on Ukraine, his agents sicced on American democracy. Same U.S. billionaire predators aren't satisfied with just growing their wealth gap from working Americans -- they also turned the Clarence court into an entity to protect the fat orange demagogue, and fixed the same corrupt court into being a zealous tyrant over how women and their families might make their most personal, private decisions.
Nothing is personal in a land where the rich pay for and license demagogues, as float the Clarences on the court.
But our finest Dems may now be willing to stand properly against the billionaire would-be tyrants.
A couple days ago, some of these finest appeared together, at the Capitol, three of them speaking, from among Jamie Raskin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dan Goldman, Eric Swalwell, Robert Garcia, and Robert Frost: Dems Take Turns Roasting GOP After Hunter Biden Testimony (mediaite.com)
They should do this again – often – in public, members like them revolving in groups of three and four. But they should have and stick to a strategy:
1) intro each other fully – citing members’ names and states, and also at least one piece of legislation for which each has worked;
2) have each speaker also cite something human and personal – another person from one's home community or a character in an some aptly analogous movie, novel, memoir, or song.
It’s by making these connections apt, between the personal and the policy, that will best defend against the new tyranny, will best elevate, celebrate America and democracy.
We’re living in a time where the rich, the dictators, and the theocrats unite in bludgeoning us into their groups. So our Dems may better than at any other time center their policies on the personal – as the rule of law, democracy itself, both center on people’s rights to be free of the billionaires, dictators, and theocrats aiming to package all.
'Our' Heather! I find that 'sense' of ownership of HCR, author of Letters from an American, what -- familiar - familial - romantic - inappropriate? I know that she's not mine, while highly respected. along with other important sources of knowledge -- teachers, journalists, political analysts, social commentators, writers, engaged citizens... democracy's strong advocates!
Thank you for calling out such possession. As soon as he starts with the phrase, I skip his comment.
If you have literacy, Emily, you'll see "our" does not denote only possession.
Take "This land is your land, this land is my land," by Woody Guthrie. The pronouns, as the rest of the song amply shows, celebrate participation, engagement. Nothing at all of possession.
Or, "This is my country, land that I love" -- again celebrates community, joining in, heartfelt delight in others.
Or, "My Country, Tis of Thee"? Again, any literacy in humanities recognizes the pronoun as expansive, democratically widening to others.
Literacy matters, Emily -- our humanities richly suggest solidarity as in equality, deference to wider community.
We need our enveloping, generous humanities, Emily, lest those ignorant of them narrow, distort, pervert needed community, literacy.
If you have literacy, Fern, you'll see "our" does not denote only ownership.
Take "This land is your land, this land is my land," by Woody Guthrie. The pronouns, as the rest of the song amply shows, celebrate participation, engagement. Nothing at all of ownership.
Or, "This is my country, land that I love" -- again celebrates community, joining in, heartfelt delight in others.
Or, "My Country, Tis of Thee"? Again, any literacy in humanities recognizes the pronoun as expansive, democratically widening to others.
Literacy matters, Fern -- our humanities richly suggest solidarity as in equality, deference to wider community.
We need our enveloping, generous humanities, Fern, lest those ignorant of them narrow and pervert needed community, literacy.
Phil Balla, have you emailed your 'literacy' lecture to the other subscribers who liked the points that I made? We are literate and understand the difference between respect and appreciation for HCR's work and a tone that may imply being an agent of her points of view.
I am sorry that raising a difference between us about your use the word 'our' led you to so roundly rebuke my knowledge of the English language, in terms of literacy, as well as the principles of equality and solidarity
HCR does not speak for me. While we agree about many issues and I learn from her, our perspectives, interests and points of emphasis differ in some ways. I know HCR to be an excellent teacher: a model of clear and deeply thoughtful communication.
I hope that our exchanges in the future, Phil, will be friendly and worthwhile.
Phil, it was not a couple of subscribers that questioned you calling HCR, 'our Heather' on behalf of all of us. With an appeal for accuracy there were 19 subscribers who liked my comment. I also object you questioning our commitment to the humanities. You've credited yourself quite highly in that department and disparage those that found fault with your use of language without an iota of knowledge about each of our concern for human beings, our culture, processes concerning inquiry and appreciation of human values. Did it not occur to you that subscribers to LFAA are people who want to learn, concerned with knowing more about American history and are supporters of Democracy, which I think are indications of our interest in the humanities?
Sorry, Fern, but your idea of "our" shows your ignorance of most vital American humanities.
I'll grant that this exchange with you, Phil, has not truly been an exchange. I did learn, however, the extent to which you would go on the offensive when questioned. Cheers!